Thursday, July 24, 2008

Thrifty Thursday

There are so many "diet" foods out in the market now. I have tried lots of them since starting Weight Watchers. It is hard though to stay on a budget and buy those foods. So, what do you do? Well one option is to bake them at home on your own! I have seen the No Pudge Brownies in the store, but never bought them because I could not justify spending $5.00 a box for them. Then, I found this recipe. I have all of the ingredients in my pantry except for the yogurt. You can also leave off the fat free cool whip, if you want to save even more. I also like to save time by measuring out the dry ingredients and putting each batch in separate zip lock baggies. Then I label each bag and then when I am ready to make the brownies, all I have to do is mix in the yogurt and put in the pan. So easy!

No-Pudge Brownies at Home

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp Corn Starch

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp table salt

1 1/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt

When ready to bake mix all ingredients together. Bake in 8x8 pan sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cut into 12 brownies. Top with FF Cool Whip.